San Francisco, part two
Since we're in the states and doing all the work in English, You can profit as well and try to understand what I'm writing.We survived the second week as well as the first one. Starting with Memorial...
View ArticleNapa Sonoma
Because a wine loving guy from our group didn't want to believe there are good wines in California, we had to check this. Luckily there is Birdland where you meet all sort of people, as it happens also...
View ArticleBikes
Since last week we are mobile. From our kind landlady we received two high-tech bikes. Now we are cruising around Berkeley to go shopping and do other stuff. Actually, since I found a helmet (you are...
View ArticleLake Anza - Tilden Regional Park
Finally the rain has left Berkeley and we are enjoying the sun. It's becoming warm and almost hot. Luckily most of the buildings at the lab have air conditioning, But it seams the one in my lab is...
View ArticleA last weekend
Well not for us, but our friend Carlos. Our guide to the mission, pubs, bars and touristic stuff during the first few weekends, is heading back to Columbia. The weekend started on Friday with BBQ and...
View ArticleIndependent Weekend
This year 4th of July falls on a Monday. This get's us another long weekend and is a great opportunity to go somewhere. But where? After some discussions we decided to go to Yosimite National Park....
View ArticleThe washing machine behind the Jazzclub
Some of you may already know this, but it happens that the washing machine in our basement is located behind a private jazz club.I've already mentioned this jazz club several times and we have been...
View ArticleSquirrel feeding, T-Rex and San Francisco again
For last Friday, Marc and me had to send in a first version of our thesis. So after a long week, we were happy when Friday came. After a long night at our favorite BBQ place, we managed to stay up on...
View ArticleRoad trip to Sequoia National Park
The end is approaching and the time running out. Only a little more than two weeks left and then we have to leave Berkeley. Yesterday was a concert from Paul's band for the release of their album....
View ArticleWorth the hurt - update
For once you have to live with my writing skills, because there aren't any pictures made by us. So you can find them here. A couple of weeks ago, we met Felix Irmer and he told me that on 31. of July...
View ArticleHunt
The end of our stay is approaching and with it the date to send in the report. After writing for days on the thesis, I got enough and take some time to review the past days and months. Filled with...
View ArticleGoing on...
Way too fast, the last day in Berkeley has arrived. So this will probably be the last entry. It has been eleven really nice weeks and we experienced a lot. The last week was on one side the end of the...
View ArticleBack again
Time flew by fast and now it's been already two weeks since I've arrived safe and sound in Berkeley. This time I'll stay a little longer and want to share once again my experiences besides the work in...
View ArticleThe show of sports
Thanks to a good old friend I could go and see the Golden State Warriors in action.Maybe first some other things. It was a wonderful week with sun everyday and warm temperature. Somehow astonishing...
View ArticleVisiting San Francisco
Already more than one month that I'm here and all kind of stuff happened, including an out of body experience. After two perfect weeks we got again some rain. Just in time for the arrival of Philipp...
View ArticleDragons and Flowers
After an unusual thunderstorm the warm weather cam back. But first something of topic:All kind of people are working in the Lab, where I also do from time to time something related with electronics and...
View ArticleRunning, BBQ and more running
It's been a while and the weeks start to pass by too fast. From listening to more Nobel laureates on Cal day over trying fish from the Japanese consulates personal chief to a 13 hour Jazz session. And...
View ArticleLearning to surf
This is the story how I got to stand on a surfboard by loosing my badge. It all started more than a month ago. I took the shuttle bus towards downtown Berkeley and had my LBL badge still attached to my...
View ArticleDriving down on Highway 1
Last weekend was extended thanks to Memorial Day. So we took the opportunity to get away and visit some other place. It's not something really special anymore and now we start to know it very well,...
View ArticleHiking around waterfalls and lakes
California presents many opportunities what you can do on a weekend. One of the most famous ones is probably Yosemite.Filling two cars with international folks, we organized a couple of tents and tried...
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